Úlfljótsvatn (lake)
| Úlfljótsvatn | |
|---|---|
Úlfljótsvatn | |
| Location | Southern Region, Iceland |
| Coordinates | 64°7′12″N 21°1′59″W / 64.12000°N 21.03306°W |
| Primary inflows | Sog |
| Primary outflows | Sog |
| Basin countries | Iceland |
| Max. length | 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) |
| Surface area | 3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 4.7 metres (15 ft) |
| Max. depth | 34.5 metres (113 ft) |
| Water volume | 16 gigalitres (570,000,000 cu ft) |
| Surface elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| References | https://kristjfr.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/os_kort_ulfljotsvatn.pdf |
Úlfljótsvatn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈulvˌljoutsˌvahtn̥], Úlfljótr's Lake) is a lake in southern Iceland, to the south of lake Þingvallavatn, 74km east of Reykjavík. Úlfljótsvatn is named after Úlfljótr, an important man who was involved in the Alþingi (Icelandic Parliament) in 930.
In the vicinity, the Icelanders have many summer cottages.